Soil educational links

Soil science curriculum - Provides a comprehensive list of universities and learning institutions which maintain a soil science curriculum
Rocks and soils - An interactive BBC workshop in which children aged 7-8 can test a variety of rocks in terms of their properties
 
The Green Pack - A toolkit for teachers of environmentally themed subjects and others active in environmental education. The Green Pack's interactive, multi-media presentation makes it a lively source of information for anyone interested in environmental challenges
 
Soils around the World - Because different locations around the world have different climates, topographies and support different kinds of organisms, soil types vary in colour, texture and mineral composition
Soil-Net  - An educational resource for information on soil science
Erosion and erosion control measures - On-line  lessons developed the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture  at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to meet the needs of lower-level undergraduate students in earth and environmental sciences
"Just for Kids" - Web page about Soil Biological Communites for 4th-6th grade students, developed by the Bureau of Land Management's National Science & Technology Center in Denver, Colorado, USA
Soil Biological Communities- Web page for high school and older students, and adults developped by the Bureau of Land Management's National Science & Technology Center in Denver, Colorado, USA
Soil Science Education Home Page - An entry to the many aspects of soil
Educational soil sites for kids and teachers -Provides a link to educational sources for primary school children and their teachers
GLOBE's Soil Investigation Teacher's Guide - An educational source for primary school pupils
The pedoshere and its dynamics - An introduction to soil science and soil resources
An introduction to soils - An introductory course on soil science and soil resources prepared by Wageningen University  (in Dutch)
Soils of arid regions of the U.S. and Israel - Provides information on soils of arid regions of the U.S. and Israel
The Dirt on Soil - Explores the many layers of soil, focusses on living beings in the soil and provides a soil safari 
Under Ground Adventure - A virtual tour through the world underground
The World of Soil - A repository of soil information, from simple gardening tips to complex scientific studies and research
Animations and short video's of soil-related processes (in German)
WEBGEO Pedologie - One of the modules in on-line learning about geography (in German)
Soil education - Overview of soil education sites from the IUSS website
bodem.nu - Site for primary school kids in project form (in Dutch)
schoolweb - A series of exercises to test knowledge (in Dutch)
aarde.nu - Site of the cooperating Dutch earth science studies (in Dutch)
www.nederlandslandschap.nl - This site proposes to describe the history of the Dutch landscape (in Dutch)
Learning resources - Provides links to some good places for learning about soils 


 

 


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